Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre (Cobourg Museum Foundation) - Cobourg
Anniversaries Week Program - June 2013
Local school children learned how important various aspects of transportation have been to the story of their community. (Presented with...
James Cockburn - Cobourg's Father of Confederation
Cobourg's James Cockburn had an extensive political history in our town before ever entering provincial politics. His 1861 campaign in West...
Laughlin Taylor Burwash - Arctic Explorer
Born in Cobourg, Ontario, Laughlin Burwash spent most of his life in Northern Canada, but often returned to his roots. He contributed immeasurably to...
Cloyne and District Historical Society - Cloyne
World War I Exhibit - Cloyne Pioneer Museum
Exhibits within the Cloyne Pioneer Museum are frequently changed and updated. To commemorate the World War I centennial new exhibits were developed....
Inside Look Of The Cloyne Pioneer Museum
Numerous items of historical interest have been donated to the Cloyne Pioneer Museum. Photos, documents, furniture, housewares, tools and clothing...
Inside the Schoolhouse at the Cloyne Pioneer Museum
A one room schoolhouse was carefully removed from its original site and partially restored within the Cloyne Pioneer Museum. The O'Donnell Road...
Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum - Niagara-on-the-Lake
First King’s Dragoon Guard Helmet
This helmet belonged to Sergeant-Major Flanigan, who was born in North Ireland in 1810. Following the war of 1812, there were concerns about...
Judge's Chair, Niagara Court House
This chair, also referred to as a judge's seat or bench, is from the Town of Niagara Courthouse and was first used in 1817. From 1781 to 1862,...
The Muse: Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre - Kenora
Lake of the Woods Museum MOBILE TOUR
The Lake of the Woods Museum Mobile Tour is an audio-visual tour of the museum presented on an iPad (a hand-held computer). The Mobile Tour...
Lake of the Woods Museum Gift Shop
The Lake of the Woods Museum Gift Shop stocks unique and interesting gift ware, children's toys and books by local authors and with local Kenora...
Lake of the Woods Museum Mobile Tour Sneak Peek
The Lake of the Woods Museum Mobile Tour is an audio-visual tour of the museum presented on an iPad (a hand-held computer). The...
The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum - London
The First Military Museum in the Country
The 1886 floor plans show a room specially designated to become a museum. This preceeds any such attempts in the history of Canadian Museums. The...
The Corner Stone at Wolseley Barracks
Wolseley Barracks is not only home to The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum, but also the first military architecture errected by the Dominion...
The Flanders Fields Cross
An iconic artefact that was presented to The RCR in the early 1930s, the Flanders Fields Cross has always hung in the archway entrance. Before 2009,...
Chatham-Kent Museum - Chatham
Purple velvet hat with silver embellishments
Accession Number: 991.21.4I chose this object from our collection because I find clothing, especially trends from throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th...
Fergie Jenkins Baseball Card
Accession Number- 988.32.13Dimensions- 8.9cm x 6.4cmI chose this artifact because, as a Canadian sports fan, no athlete set the stage for Canadian...
Glanmore National Historic Site - Belleville
Simcoe County Museum - Minesing
Moccasins
These moccasins feature beautiful stitching and handiwork and are extremely well preserved. "I chose these beautiful threadwork moccasins for...
Collingwood Museum - Collingwood
License Plate
Leather Ontario License Plate, 1904Collingwood Museum Collection X972.326.116.5cm long and 26cm wideLindsay Cook, Station Attendant/Exhibit LeadLeah...
Oakville Museum - Oakville
Inside the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate
A view inside the library and sitting rooms at Erchless Estate.
Murney Tower National Historic Site - Kingston
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment Uniform
The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment (RCRR) uniform is a true Canadian artefact because the RCRR was created to solve the issue of increased...
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum - Ottawa
Descend into history, 75 feet underground
History. Education. Art.Find it all at the Diefenbunker, 75 feet underground.We invite you to descend into history and experience the variety of...
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village - Pembroke
The Legend of the Chusroskie Home
This video was done by Pembroke's TV Cogeco in 2008 and itnarrates the legend and lore behind The Champlain Trail Museum's pioneer home...
Port Burwell Marine Museum & Historic Lighthouse - Port Burwell
Bull's Eye Fresnel Lens
Bull’s Eye Fresnel LensThe Fresnel Lens revolutionized lighthouse lighting when it was invented in 1822 by Augustin Jean Fresnel in France. Fresnel...
Guelph Museums - Guelph
McCrae House
McCrae House, a c.1857 stone cottage located along the banks of the Speed River, is the birthplace of Lt. Col. John McCrae (1872 – 1918)....